Cleaning device



Pmmd Jun@ 20, 1922i s. L. sELLARs- CLEANING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED APR. I4, I920.l

Ms II? Y SIDNEY L. SELLARS, OF

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CLEANING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J une 20, 1922.

Application filed April 14, 1920. Serial No. 373,684.

To all 107mm it may concern:

Be it known that l, SIDNEY L. SnLLAR's,`

a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania. have invented a new and useful Cleaning Device, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a novel construction and arrangement of a cleaning device which is designed to utilize compressed air, water, or a cleaning fluid, or any combination of air, water and cleaning fluid, the cleaning fluid being automatically drawn into the device by the vacuum created by the compressed air.

A\lihough not limited to use in the cleaning ot vehicles of the motor driven or other' types, it is especially adapted for such purposes and it has been found in practice that one man 1n the same time can clean as many.

automobiles as five men "can hand in the usual manner.

lith the above and otherv objects in view, my invention consists of a novel cleaning device adapted to employ alone or in combination water, compressed air, and a cleaning fluid.

Other novel features of construction and advantage will hereinafter more clearly appear in thedetailed description of the invention.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention, I have shown in the accompanyingY drawing a typical embodiment thereof which is at present preferred by me, since said embodiment will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results. It is, however, to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and that my inventionl is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein shown and described.

Figure 1 represents, in side elevation, a cleaning device, embodying my invention.

Figure 2 represents au top plan view of my device.

Figure 3 represents a section on line 3--3 of Figure 1.

Figure l represents, in side elevation, one of the clamping devices employed.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts.

.Referring to the drawings.

1 designates a pipe formlng the discharge do working by end or nozzle of a cleaning device embodyingmy invention. The pipe 2 is provided with a manually controlled valve 3 and discharges into the pipe 1, and at its rear end is adapted to receive a Hexible hose el, while its opposite end is connected to the pipe 1 by means of a union or fitting 5 to which is connected a manually controlled valve 6. The valve 6 has connected to it a flexible hose 7 which forms a vacuum pipe. 8 designates a compressed air pipe whichis connected to and spaced from the pipes 1 and 2 by means of the spring clips 9, the free ends of which are deflected to form rounded portions which closely engage their respective pipes. As the compressed airpipe' 8 is smaller than the other pipes, the hook formed by the bent ends of a clip is smaller at one end than it is at its other end. The pipe 8 is provided with a manually actuated valve and the rear end of such pipe is adapted to receive a iiexible hose 1.1 which leads from a source of fluid supply. such as, for example, an air compressor. The pipe 8 at its forward portion is bent towards the pipe 1 and has a tight .fit in an aperture 12. From the aperture 12 the pipe 8 telescopes within the pipe 1 for a desired distance, as indi-v cated at 13, so that a passage 14 is formed between the pipes 1 and 8. The different lines of hose 4f, 7 and l1 are preferably tied together by means of a cord 15.

The operation of my novel cleaning device will now be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains, and is as follows The operator grasps the cleaning device by means of the different pipes which form handles in order to facilitate the manipulation of the cleaning device. lt the operator desires simply to use water the valves 6 and l0 are closed and the valve 3 opened. If a combination of water and compressed air is desired the valves 3 and 10 are opened and the valve Gis closed. lf a cleaning Huid is to be employed, such as, a soapy mixture or gasoline, the vacuum pipe 7 is placed in communication with suchcleaning Huid and the valve 6 opened and :one or both of the valves 3 and 10 opened, whereupon a vacuum will be created in the vacuum pipe 7 and the cleaning fluid will be drawn into the nozzle 1 and discharged from it mixed with the water or with the compressed air or with the water and compressed air depending upon which valves have been opened.

-in order to keep such 1t being understood'thatthe vacuum'- valvej ln the cleaning of automobiles ithas been found that no matter how careful thel hand- Washer may be, it is practically impossible to avoid-the collection of grit or dirt onv his 1 sponge or brush which causes-damage to the painted or enameled surface. vnated when a construction as -,scribed.is employed.-

'l i My device is'also especially applicable for the cleaning out This isn elimiutes of' a mans time ashes and other Jforeign materials which col lect there.

The upholstering and top of the automobile can be readily cleaned by drawing a gasolene vapor lthrough the vacuum line.' My device can also be employed to advantage for the cleaning ot an engine or any other greasy part of an automobile which often needs attention and it has also been found to be veryuseiul in placing uponv steel partsa'thin coating' of very h'ot grease can be adjusted to provideany differentmixture desired.` Under present' operating a garage, it is necessaryto Water, the air'being essential :for the inlating 'of the tires, the operation ot the air drills,

blacksmith forge and hammers, burne'nra.,`

other devices andin railroad yards and shops equipped with compressed air to utilize the operation of switches, signalsand 'other devices, so that my'invention is readily 4adapted to be employed for the cleaning of railroad 1 coaches, Pullman cars, trolley cars and simila'ruses. l l

ln the washing of a vehicle, such las for example, an automobile, the exterior of the machine will be first coated with a soapysolution which will nozzle l throughthe vacuum pipe 7, after Which it can be Washed od by Water passing through the pipe 1 and then the Wood-Work of the machine can be readily and quickly dried by utilizing simply compressed air passing through the nozzle 1.

lt will now be apparent that I have devised i a new and useful cleaning device which embodies the features of advantage enumerated of the interior of limousines which 'ordinarily consumes about ten min@ in order to dust and 4clean it and sweep out the dust and cigar a source of Water supply,

vvalve controlled compressed airpipe from saidl Water'pipe and at its forward end parts from rustinggl conditions around; have lboth air and compressed air Vpipe an be drawn into the discharge' iaiaeee .as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description, and While l have, in the present instance, shownand described a preferred embodiment thereof which will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results, it is tol be understood that such embodiment is susceptible or' modification in various particulars without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages. v

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by LetT ters Patent, is J 7 '1. ln a cleaningwdevice adapted to be mani 2. In a cleaning device adapted to be manually supported, a longitudinally extending ,Water pipe having its forward end forming the ldischarge-nozzle of the cleaning devicei `and its rear end in communication with al source oi Water supply, a v alve for said waterl, pipe, a compressed air pipe having itsrear" end in communication With a source of coni-y pressed air and having its forward end tel-A escoping into the discharge end of thejwater pipe,.said compressed air pipe-beingfspaced from said water pipe ls connected With the with the Water pipe to maintain them in spaced relationship, a. valve for the compressed air pipe,a valve controlled fitting communicating with the Water pipe between the valve of the latter and the discharge end of the compressed air pipe, and a pipe communicatingwith said fitting. .l

SIDNEY L. SELLAR S.

manipulated, springcli Witnesses H. S. FArnBANKs,

C. D. Mover.

and ormingWithl the Water pipe handles" Wherebythe nozzle is eoA ica, 

